Combination lip and handle assembly for containers



Feb. 25, 1947- M, wADDELL 2,416,600

COMBINATION LIP AND HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR CONTAINERS Fild Nov. 3, 1944MORTON WADDDA.

INVENTOR' BY WJQJ "96v- ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 25, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlcs COMBINATION LIP ANDHANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR CONTAINERS Morton waaaeu,nm en',N n p I D I I HApplication November 3, 1944,8erial No. 561,761,-- v

handle assembly for use'on paint cans, and other containers of similarnature. i Paint and similar products are usually dispensed in pint andquart cans for domestic use and the majority of users apply the paintdirectly from, the cans. It is the usual experience when paint is takendirectly from a can onto the brush, that it has a tendency to overflowthe narrow rim forming the top of the standard canand to drip down thesides onto whatever surface the can may be resting. Such paint marks aredifficult to remove, are easily tracked from place to place, and in oneway or another the hands of the operator soon become smeared with paintbecause of unavoidable contact with the sides of the can. The resultsare loss of the paint material and damage to surfaces and hands.

With the foregoing in mind it is the object of the present invention toprovide a detachable lip and handle assembly which is applicable topractically any can in which paints and similar products are sold, andwhich provides an extension lip fitting tightly and snugly under the topflange of the can to prevent the contents from spilling over and downthe sides during the process of taking up the paint by means of a brushor while mixing the contents as is so often necessary to bring it to theproper consistency.

A further object of the invention is to aiiord a detachable lip andhandle assembly for a container of the character described, which may beconstructed from a single piece of material such for example as metal orplastic and which as a consequence is an inexpensive accessoryapplicable to any can with a minimum of eifort.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a detachable lipfor a paint can against which the brush may be wiped to remove surpluspaint and to return the same to the interior of the can.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by means of a detachable lipand handle construction consisting of certain novel combinations andarrangements of parts, hereinafter described, set forth in the appendedclaims, and illustratively exemplified in the accompanying drawings inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the lip and handle as it appearsbefore being attached to a paint can. 1

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the detachable lip and handle as appliedto a can.

Figure 3 is a substantially longitudinal sectional This inventionrelates to a detachable lip and I Referring to the detachable lip andhandle assembly comprises preferably a single piece of material cutfa'ndformed to provide a hand portion Ill, adapted to surround the body ofthe can A just under the upper edge, and provided with an outwardlyturned tab l lat one end and a handle shaped portion l2 at'the otherend. The tab H and handle I2 adjacent their inner ends are provided withopenings l3 and I4 respectively, which are alined when the band I0 is inplace about the can, and which receive a bolt l5 adapted to draw the twoends of the band towards each other by means of a thumb nut 16 on thebolt l5.

The material of the band I0 is extended above the upper side thereof toform an outwardly flared lip H, the end adjacent the handle portion 12being turned inwardly on itself to form a short channel or groove [8into which the upper edge of an extension l9, at the other end of thelip is adapted to seat when the band is applied.

The detachable lip and handle is applied to a can simply by placing theopen band l0 about the body of the can just under the upper edgethereof. The bolt l5, carried by the handle por-. I

tion [2, is inserted through the opening l3, in the tab I I and thethumb nut l6 tighten to bring the ends of the band together so that thelatter tightly embraces the sides of the can. As the band 10 is closedthe extension I 9 enters the groove l8 to form the lip l1 into acontinuous outwardly flared flange which opens into the opening in thehead of the can. In order to insure a more complete connection betweenthe detachable lip and the can, the material at the line between theband it! and the lip I! is formed into a lateral ridge or seat 20adapted to fit snugly over the corner of the can top.

It will be understood that to remove the detachable unit the thumb nutI6 is loosened to allow the band to expand to a point where the band maybe lifted from the can.

As explained earlier, the lipll provides a means to cause the surpluspaint from a brush, when wiped against the lip, to return to theinterior of the can instead of overflowing and running down the sides ofthe container, thus avoiding paint marks wherever the can is placed andpreventing the hands and clothes coming in contact with the can frombeing soiled.

When the paint job is complete and the container is to be closed, thegroove in the head of the container is cleaned and the lid inserted.Under ordinary conditions, the paint which has accumulated in the grooveduring use, will spirt outwardly as the lid is driven home, with aresult that the flying paint is very apt to splash upon the clothes andhands of the user and onto the supporting surface .for the container.However, when the container is supplied with the present invention, theflying paint strikes against and is caught by the lip from which it maybe easily removed. After the lid is closed the thumb nut is released andthe detachable lip and handle assembly is allowed to slide downwardlyover-the container and is freed therefrom at the bottom.

Having now described my invention and the manner in which the same isused, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a detachable lip and handle assembly for acontainer, thecombination of a single piece of material comprising a band to encirclethe body of the container provided with an upwardly and outwardlydisposed flange to form a lip encircling the edges of thecontainer, saidband having an outwardly bent tab at one end and an outwardly projectinghandle portion at the other end, each thereof being provided with anopening to be alined with the otheropening when the assembly embracesthe container, and means to draw the endsof the .band togethercomprising a bolt arranged. in the openings and a nut to screw over thebolt and against the tab, one end of the lip at its upper edge beingprovided with an inturned portion to form a groove and its opposite endbeing extended beyond the corresponding end of the band to engageslidingly in said groove. 2. A detachable lip and handle assembly, asclaimed in claim 1, in which the material between the band and the lipis shaped into a lateral seat adapted to engage beneath a peripheralbead at the upper edge of the container. MORTON WADDELL.

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